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defender
noun
a
person
who
protects
someone
or
something
from
harm
,
danger
,
or
criticism
•
The
little
boy
saw
himself
as
a
brave
defender
of
his
younger
sister
.
The
little
boy
saw
himself
as
a
brave
defender
of
his
younger
sister
.
•
Thick
stone
walls
and
watchtowers
were
crowded
with
armed
defenders
as
the
enemy
army
approached
the
medieval
castle
.
Thick
stone
walls
and
watchtowers
were
crowded
with
armed
defenders
as
the
enemy
army
approached
the
medieval
castle
.
From
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
defendre
“
to
defend
,
protect
,”
ultimately
from
Latin
dēfendere
“
to
ward
off
.”
noun
in
team
sports
,
a
player
whose
main
job
is
to
stop
the
other
team
from
scoring
•
The
soccer
team's
fastest
defender
blocked
every
shot
near
the
goal
.
The
soccer
team's
fastest
defender
blocked
every
shot
near
the
goal
.
•
During
practice
,
the
coach
taught
the
defenders
how
to
mark
their
opponents
closely
.
During
practice
,
the
coach
taught
the
defenders
how
to
mark
their
opponents
closely
.
Same
origin
as
general
sense
;
sports
usage
developed
in
the
late
19th
century
with
codified
team
games
like
soccer
and
hockey
.
